linkloop command

[Hill_1]

dear all,
I've tried to simply put any number but not the correct hardware number in linkloop command. eg.
# linkloop 22222

The output is Link connectivity to LAN station=2222
--- ok

I'm wondering why the output mentions the connectivity is ok without specifying the correct hardware address?

Thanks in advanced.

[Duncan Edmonstone]

Very odd....

Doesn't do this on any of my machines.

Can you post the output of your 'lanscan' ?

[Deepak Extross]

A 'feature' of HP-11??
Here's what I get on HP 10.20:
#/etc/linkloop 22222
Link connectivity to LAN station: 22222
error: get_msg2 getmsg failed, errno = 4
-- FAILED
frames sent : 1
frames received correctly : 0
reads that timed out : 1

But on HP-11,
#/etc/linkloop 22222
Link connectivity to LAN station: 22222
-- OK

[Manoj Kumar Sarangi]

Hi ,
You didn't mention the OS version.
I think,you need a patch. on a 11.00 system if I give

# linkloop 22222
Link connectivity to LAN station: 22222
error: get_msg2 getmsg failed, errno = 4
-- FAILED
frames sent : 1
frames received correctly : 0
reads that timed out : 1

and a real device ::

# linkloop 0x08100955B2BE
Link connectivity to LAN station: 0x08100955B2BE
-- OK

Seems to give desired output ...

Manoj

[Duncan Edmonstone]

My linkloop works fine:

# what /etc/linkloop
/etc/linkloop:
linkloop.c: PHNE_18409 Apr 30 1999 18:26:14
LAN: Version: B.11.00 $Date: 97/10/15 10:44:26 $

What info does your return?

[Roger Baptiste]

hi,

I get similar response on my 11.00 box:

#linkloop 0x001083FE0H50
Link connectivity to LAN station: 0x001083FE0H50
-- OK

The version and patch level is:
#what /usr/sbin/linkloop
/usr/sbin/linkloop:
linkloop.c: PHNE_18409 Jan 30 2001 09:54:21
LAN: Version: B.11.00 $Date: 97/10/15 10:44:26 $


HTH
raj

[Bill Hassell]

Patch PHNE_18409 fixes several problems in linkloop (along with a number of other LAN issues). If you are running 11.0 without this patch, there are a number of problems that you are(or will) see with your networking.